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Friday, 4 July 2014

Monarch Butterfly

I love this Monarch Butterfly stamp, which was brought over from the States for me by a crafty friend many years ago. The trouble is I don't use it (or its companion dragonfly and autumn leaves stamps) all that often because it is so big that there is very little room for anything else on a card. And when I DO use it, I often colour it in to match the project, rather than in authentic Monarch colours. However this time, within the limits of my selection of markers and using dark brown in place of black so as not to obscure the lovely detail of the stamp too much, I've tried to keep relatively close to the natural Monarch colouring.

After stamping and embossing the main design, I masked it and stamped swirls and butterflies around the edge although with hindsight I don't think it needed it! The image can very easily stand up for itself.

Gorgeous butterfly! I think it is called artistic license that you can color a butterfly any color you want. You've done a fabulous job with the colors on this one and it looks like a proper butterfly. I love all the swirls and other butterflies around it. Lots of motion in your card.